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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 19, 1990 Page - 7 - • MISCELLANEOUS (continued) Roy Parker, Transportation Coordinator, described the traffic circulation on East 14th Street. He described various plans that have been considered and traffic flow and gave traffic counts. He said that allowing a left turn into Farrelly would cause a small number of drivers to make U-turns on East 14th Street but this would meet permissible traffic criteria. The Hearing was then opened to the public. The Mayor asked for comments from those in the audience who wished to comment on MacArthur Boulevard. George Piperis, Piper's Restaurant, said he felt the project would prove to be one of the most significant in San Leandro's history and commended the City Council for committing the time, money, and energy to this project. He said he felt the monument on East 14th Street should be constructed as proposed. The Mayor then asked for comments regarding Bancroft Avenue. Council Member Jardin described the plans for rehabilitation of the Victoria Circle area. Robert Bergendahl , 1180 Victoria Avenue, asked if any plans had been made for upgrading old Foothill Boulevard, including the possibility of a "You Are Now Entering San Leandro" sign. The Mayor then asked for comments related to San Leandro Boulevard. Don Lee, San Leandro Electric, said the City must maintain the momentum achieved so far. He commended Michael Freedman for his work and recommended the City Council approve the plans as proposed. The Mayor then asked for comments related to East 14th Street. The following persons spoke in opposition to the location for the proposed monument. In general , they recommended that the monument be located northerly of its proposed location, in the general area of Bristol Boulevard, and that traffic be allowed to make left turns in and out on Farrelly Drive.The speakers expressed concern regarding the increase in traffic they felt would occur related to the location of the monument and the difficulty for Farrelly Pond residents in leaving the area because they would not be able to make a left turn onto East 14th Street. They said they felt the proposed location would create an increase in traffic by drivers who would try to cut through the Farrelly Pond area. They felt the possible increased traffic could create safety problems for the residents. Some of the speakers also expressed concern regarding the impact the no left turn from Farrelly onto East 14th Street would have on business at the service station.